Birth of a Nation

The reviewer who stated this was about 'thicko' schoolkids is clearly a tadge 'thick' him/her self as clearly he/she was perusing something totally different; maybe it was their usual daily read of The Beano or Comic Cuts or The Telegraph... This superbly directed film is actually about kids who stood up for themselves and refused to be beaten on their bottoms by perverted teachers who appear to get some kick from bullying people smaller than themselves... and Jim Broadbent is brilliant as the radical teacher intent on putting The System to rights... the camera-work and direction is masterful (the opening scene of kids being ;herded and patrolled as though they are fenced cattle is little short of superb) but the real heroes are the kids... they made me feel proud!